For Many years, people have known the name
of Virgo Shaka as one of the most important gold saints in the series. With the release of the 2005 Virgo Shaka for
the Myth Cloth line, people were kind of disappointed with the fact that the
figure was really badly made. Bandai
corrected this issue with the release of the appendix of the Virgo Shaka with
very satisfying results. But after many
years, a lot of people have not been able to get their hands on this one of a
kind figure for their collections and they are now looking for a replacement
for this iconic character, and that’s what the EX version brings to the
table. Does this figure live up to the
expectations of the fans? Let’s find out
today.
The
box is a standard box with the normal plastic covering on the Pandora’s Box of
Virgo Shaka. In the front we can they
see the figure itself and the constellation of Virgo. Next we can see on the sides of the box the
object mode and the figure itself doing one if his iconic powers with the green
glow all around it. On the back of the
box we can see the figure, the object mode, and the many ways you can pose the
figure. It shows you the five faces it
has and how very well they look with the figure. When you take of the cover you can see the
normal Pandora’s Box layout of the box with the Virgo symbol on the box.
When
you open the box, you have a total of 4 buster cards the figure comes
with. On buster number one we can see
the figure itself, parts of the arms, legs, and chest of the figure.
Buster 2 and 3 come together and we can see
the object mode skeleton, the base for the sitting position of the figure, some
parts of the helmet and the waist and the rosaries it has when he is in the
hades chapter of the series.
On buster
number 4, we can see the cape, the other four faces it comes with and 14 hands
which let you pose the figure in whatever iconic position you wish. It also comes with the top part of the
figures sitting base and the flexible chest piece.
The instruction manual is
very easy to ready and very simple to follow.
It lays out all the parts you have to work with and shows you how to put
the figure in his object mode and on the figure itself. It also shows you how to put the figure in
his sitting position as shown in the Anime which is a very good addition to the
manual.
As
you build the object mode, you can tell the figure is made to perfection. The figure has many simple mechanisms and has
specific parts only for the object mode.
The wings on the helmet come separately for the object mode for they can
look more natural on the figure. Also
the wings on the back are a separate part for the object mode itself and they
insert on the back, like the cape or a cap would be. Overall the figures’ object mode is very well
made and because of his human form, it’s very easy to build.
Now
to the figure, the figure is very well made and does not take long to
make. The figure is 90 percent metals
with only the helmet and the waist as plastic parts. Even the parts that cover the small of the
shoulder are metal which a lot of the other gold saints did not have. It also has two pairs of shoulders. One pair is solid steel and the other one is
made up of flexible plates.
This other
chest piece makes the figure have more flexibility and more poses on extreme
measures. The solid piece is very good
as well because if you just want to have him in one position, maybe the solid
shoulders would work better with you.
The flexible shoulders are a bit tricky to make them look natural but
with patience you can get the look that you want.
This figure also comes with another extra
hair for the figure. This hair is only
put when you are using the helmet on the figure, you do not use this piece when
you have him on his normal hair without the helmet. The shoulders do have a clip mechanism that
works with the chest piece and be very careful that you fully insert them, if
you do not insert them properly, the figures chest and shoulders will not
insert right and will not lock in place.
The five faces the figure has are amazing in their own right and look
very well put on the figure. Even the
screaming ones that other times the other figures will look bad with, this
figure makes them look right. Other
problem that you might have is posing the figure in his sitting form. I was trying to do this and the skirt parts
were just falling apart when I was trying to put him on the position. Take your time and figure out how the angles
will work with the figure and you should have no problems putting this figure
in this position.
I
would have to say that this figure is one of my favorites that has come out on
the EX line. The 3 best figures of the
EX line for me would be the Gemini Saga, The Pegasus Seiya, and now this one. It is an amazing piece of art and if you love
saint seiya it’s a must buy. Overall you
might have some problems posing him but overall the figure is amazing I give
this figure a 9.5 out of 10.
Thanks to iShop2go for letting me review
this figure.
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